The NSW Parliament will soon pass into law important amendments to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (1999).

Australia is facing record prisoner numbers – putting pressure on an already stretched system. Between 2012 and 2017, Queensland saw a 52% increase in the prison population.

When representing products and services via promotions or offers to consumers, businesses need to be aware of (and look out for) a number of potential issues.

In late 2017, the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General released a report flagging its recommendations for changes to Queensland privacy laws.

The UNIDROIT MAC protocol will create a new regime for financing mining, agriculture and construction equipment, and may affect a wide range of Australian entities.

Chapters 3 and 4 of the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (Qld) – including the new BCIPA regime – will commence on 17 December 2018. Download our guide to the Act here.

This week’s TGIF considers the decision of Pentridge Village Pty Ltd (in liq) v Capital Finance Australia Ltd [2018] VSC 633, where the Supreme Court of Victoria considered whether a liquidator was able, as a matter of law, to assign statutory causes

On the morning of 18 October 2018, the domain scottmorrison.com.au was available for purchase in an expired domain auction for the bargain price of $50.

For contracts entered into after 1 July 2018, the ability of a contract counterparty to rely on so called ‘ipso facto clauses’ triggered by the occurrence of an insolvency event is limited.

The recent change of leadership at the Federal Government level and subsequent abandonment of the National Energy Guarantee has thrown new focus on the ACCC’s Report on Retail Electricity Pricing issued in June this year.

This week’s TGIF considers an application for a warrant authorising a liquidator to search for and seize property, books and records of a company in liquidation.

A recent Federal Court decision has clarified the nature and extent of compensation payable by a litigant who has undertaken to compensate others affected by the operation of a wrongly-granted injunction.

The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Investor-State Arbitration covers common issues in investor-state arbitration laws and regulations across 21 jurisdictions.

Global Arbitration Review’s Guide to Construction Arbitration takes the reader through the essential detail of preparing, mitigating and managing construction disputes internationally.

This week’s TGIF considers a successful application for directions by receivers who wished to distribute assets where proceedings by a third party against the companies over which they were appointed.

Despite the uncertainty as to when (if at all) an energy Royal Commission will proceed, stakeholders should be giving proper consideration to how it would run, what it could mean for them and what they need to do about it.

New legislation significantly changes the financial provisioning scheme for resources projects in Queensland. What does this mean for the resources sector?

A perfect storm of factors have culminated in a tipping point for the Waste to Energy sector in Australia giving it a chance to emerge as a key part of the country’s energy and waste management future.

As class actions threaten to change the landscape for employers in Australia, we provide an update on the legal manoeuvring surrounding the Federal Court’s decision in Workpac v Skene.

The question of exactly when directors can postpone an Extraordinary General Meeting has been uncertain.